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NAME THE POET
"I hear American singing, the varied carols I hear"
Time's up! The correct answer was Walt Whitman
NETWORK
"Pros & Cons", "Crime Stories", "DC Insider"
Time's up! The correct answer was Court TV
WAR
During this 1967 war, Israeli troops under Moshe Dayan came within a stone's throw of Damascus, Syria
Time's up! The correct answer was the Six-Days War
YOU'RE AN ANIMAL!
It's the genus & species of this animal ("caveman")
Time's up! The correct answer was Homo sapiens
GIRLS IN SONG
In Ritchie Valens' day, this song about a girl was more popular than its flip side, "La Bamba"
Time's up! The correct answer was Donna
AN E FOR AN I
One means "severely tested"; the other, "trapped on a branch"
Time's up! The correct answer was tried & treed
WORLD HISTORY
In 1763, as a result of this numerical war, Florida became a British possession
Time's up! The correct answer was Seven Years' War
MISCELLAN"IUM"
The Latin name for ancient Troy, it's also a broad flat hipbone
Time's up! The correct answer was Ilium
DIARIES
The anonymous author of this diary took her title from the Jefferson Airplane song "White Rabbit"
Time's up! The correct answer was "Go Ask Alice"
INNS
Gray's Inn is one of these associations that control admission to Britain's bar
Time's up! The correct answer was the Inns of Court
SHAKESPEAREAN WORDS
The word "fashionable" came into vogue with Ulysses' speech to Achilles in this play
Time's up! The correct answer was Troilus and Cressida
I KNOW THAT SONG
"Whenever we go out, the people always shout, there goes" this man
Time's up! The correct answer was John Jacob Jingleheimer Schmidt
OF A SALESMAN
This direct-selling co. known for products like Nutrilite claims 3 million independent business owners
Time's up! The correct answer was Amway
HEADQUARTERS
Where on earth is Earthlink headquartered? In this city, same as Coca-Cola
Time's up! The correct answer was Atlanta
ALSO A VEGAS CASINO
Stevenson's rousing tale from 1881
Time's up! The correct answer was Treasure Island
THE 14th CENTURY
In the 1350s this Moorish palace was completed in Granada, Spain
Time's up! The correct answer was Alhambra
FOR THE BIRDS
This long-legged wading bird of the genus Platalea is named for its prominent flatware-like bill
Time's up! The correct answer was the spoonbill
ON THE GO
This Newfoundland capital is the easternmost terminus of the Trans-Canada Highway
Time's up! The correct answer was St. John's
A MASSIVE "M"ETROPOLIS
3.2 million: 150 miles from Bogota
Time's up! The correct answer was Medellin
SCIENCE CLASS
Lava & igneous rock are formed from this hot liquid rock material found under the earth's crust
Time's up! The correct answer was magma
RHYMES WITH SMART
A graphic representation of information
Time's up! The correct answer was a chart
EXPLORATION
He wrote in his diary, "The loss of pony transport in March 1911 obliged me to start later than I had intended"
Time's up! The correct answer was Robert Falcon Scott
PROVERBS
"Imitation is the sincerest form of" it, but beware, it "corrupts both the receiver and the giver"
Time's up! The correct answer was flattery
FAMILIAR SAYINGS
It's a poor workman who blames these
Time's up! The correct answer was tools
ESOTERIC KNOWLEDGE
He was thick-skulled, heavy-browed, about 5 feet tall & lived in Germany about 80,000 years ago
Time's up! The correct answer was Neanderthal Man
GREEK LIFE
Crowds flock to Dodona, Philippi & Thassos to see festivals of this art performed in ancient venues
Time's up! The correct answer was Theater
THE ICU
A myocardial infarction, better known as this, is a common reason for ICU admission
Time's up! The correct answer was Heart attack
LANGUAGE QUESTIONS
If you see a cool t-shirt in a store in Poland, "Kosztuje?" is how you ask this
Time's up! The correct answer was "How much does this cost?"
MILITARY MATTERS
One-third of the Americans who made up the Abraham Lincoln Battalion were killed during this country's civil war
Time's up! The correct answer was Spain
THE TIGERS
Genus sphyraena, this long, thin predatory fish with protruding jaws & teeth is known as the "tiger of the sea"
Time's up! The correct answer was barracuda
"CAL" STATE
For smokers, it's a pipe with a curved stem & a large bowl made from a gourd
Time's up! The correct answer was Calabash
HOW TO BE A BAD SPORT
If you're playing midfield in this sport & the center is dribbling the ball towards you, kick at his shins
Time's up! The correct answer was Soccer
NOTED EUROPEANS
On the 50th anniv. of Bunker Hill, this European was back on our shores to lay the monument's cornerstone
Time's up! The correct answer was Lafayette
BRASS
A 10-man, 22-ton "infantry fighting vehicle" named for this general has a 2-man turret & a 25mm cannon
Time's up! The correct answer was Bradley
NEW YORK TIMES HEADLINES
Oct. 2, 1962: "3,000 Troops Put Down....Rioting And Seize 200 As Negro Attends" this school
Time's up! The correct answer was University of Mississippi
WHAT COLOR IS GREEN?
God did make these, & some of them are Granny Smiths
Time's up! The correct answer was apples
HOMOPHONIC PAIRS
Contented performing kittens might be paid this way
Time's up! The correct answer was per purr
INTERNATIONAL NAMES
As a boy Bolivia's president Evo Morales herded these pack animals
Time's up! The correct answer was llamas
BEES
Common name of an apiculturist
Time's up! The correct answer was a beekeeper
LOW TECH
11-letter word for embroidery on canvas, with uniform spacing of stitches in a pattern
Time's up! The correct answer was needlepoint
MINORITY REPORT
Justice Harlan was an honorable one-man minority in this 1896 decision that enshrined the "separate but equal" doctrine
Time's up! The correct answer was Plessy v. Ferguson
SALMON
World Book says this country leads the world in salmon fishing, with more than 450,000 tons caught each year
Time's up! The correct answer was the United States
CARTOONS
I say there, son, this Warner Bros. cartoon rooster is sometimes pursued by a chicken hawk
Time's up! The correct answer was Foghorn Leghorn
U.S. GEOGRAPHY
This state's largest county, San Bernardino, was divided in 1893 to form Riverside county
Time's up! The correct answer was California
GEOLOGY
This rock can be formed by the accumulation of shells or coral, but not from citrus fruit
Time's up! The correct answer was limestone
U.S.A.
Caucasians constitute about 1/3 of this state's population
Time's up! The correct answer was Hawaii
4-LETTER WORDS
It can be part of your foot, your shoe, your stocking or your loaf of bread
Time's up! The correct answer was Heel
FDR
Referring to the attack on Pearl Harbor, FDR called December 7, 1941 "A date which will" do this
Time's up! The correct answer was "Live in Infamy"
THE CRUCIBLE
Nitrides of boron & silicon are used to make crucibles because they are stable when this is high
Time's up! The correct answer was temperature
CABLE CHANNELS
This channel shows films like "The Magnificent Seven" & original series like "Mad Men" & "Breaking Bad"
Time's up! The correct answer was AMC
MY NAME IS EARL WARREN
On June 23, 1969 I swore in this man as Chief Justice of the U.S.
Time's up! The correct answer was Warren Burger
VIVA ANN-MARGRET!
The Riviera was the site of Ann-Margret's marriage to him (not the French Riviera, the one in Las Vegas)
Time's up! The correct answer was Roger Smith
MEDIEVAL MUSIC
Guido D'Arezzo established the series of lines now called this as the basis of musical notation
Time's up! The correct answer was Staff
OLYMPIC POTPOURRI
Of fire-eating, live pigeon-shooting or water buffalo polo, the one that was a 1900 Olympic event
Time's up! The correct answer was Live pigeon-shooting
GENERAL SCIENCE
A hydrate contains this compound weakly bound in its crystals
Time's up! The correct answer was water
EVERYBODY LOVES RAY
"Write if you get work" was Ray Goulding's catchphrase as half of this duo
Time's up! The correct answer was Bob and Ray
THAT'S SO '90s
In 1994 a flaw found in this company's new Pentium processor cost it $475 million in a recall
Time's up! The correct answer was Intel
___ OG
Something can do this to your bad memory; it's also a wheel on a Sony Clie
Time's up! The correct answer was jog
20th CENTURY QUOTES
A governor, 1963: "Segregation now! Segregation tomorrow! Segregation forever!"
Time's up! The correct answer was George Wallace
STATE OF THE UNION
"Where The Columbines Grow" is its official state song
Time's up! The correct answer was Colorado
ANYTHING BUT CHEESESTEAK
Chicken chunks & chopped veggies in a rich sauce topped with a pastry crust are baked in this "pie"
Time's up! The correct answer was chicken pot pie
GIRLS IN SONG
In Ritchie Valens' day, this song about a girl was more popular than its flip side, "La Bamba"
Time's up! The correct answer was Donna
TELL 'EM WHAT THEY'VE WON, JOHNNY
The first of these were awarded in 1901 & they are given out yearly for Physics, Chemistry, Peace & 3 other disciplines
Time's up! The correct answer was the Nobel Prizes
COUNTRY MUSIC
In 2010 this movie soundtrack featuring Jeff Bridges was a Billboard Top 10 country album
Time's up! The correct answer was Crazy Heart
ETIQUETTE
The most formal evening wear is this color "tie", but black tie is much more popular
Time's up! The correct answer was white tie
LASTS
The Battle of Castillon in 1453 was the last battle of this war that began back in 1337
Time's up! The correct answer was the Hundred Years' War
THE ASSASSIN'S VICTIM
1881: Charles Guiteau
Time's up! The correct answer was James Garfield
SPORTS OF THE FEMALE OLYMPIANS
Lisa Fernandez, Jennie Finch & their 7 teammates on the field
Time's up! The correct answer was softball
TIME TO GET SIMON-IZED
In an 1852 novel, he's the plantation owner & slave master
Time's up! The correct answer was Simon Legree
FOUNTAINS
Andrea Del Verrocchio sculpted his bronze "Boy With" this sea creature for a Medici villa
Time's up! The correct answer was Dolphin
DUDE, YOU'RE A SONG!
"...and don't you come back no more, no more, no more, no more"
Time's up! The correct answer was Jack
MAGICAL MOUSE-TERY TOUR
Itchy (the mouse) & Scratchy (the cat) starred in "Skinless in Seattle" on a show within this Fox show
Time's up! The correct answer was The Simpsons
JUBAL EARLY
After moving back to the U.S. from Canada in 1869, Early, rebel that he was, wore only this color
Time's up! The correct answer was gray
ATTACK OF THE THESAURUS
Outsmart or outwit someone & you also out- this "sly" animal them
Time's up! The correct answer was fox
RUSSIA
Abbreviated CIS, it replaced the USSR
Time's up! The correct answer was Commonwealth of Independent States
ACTRESSES
Tamara Dobson fought drugs as "Cleopatra Jones" in 1973, 10 years after this woman was "Cleopatra"
Time's up! The correct answer was Liz Taylor
PLAYWRIGHTS
Critic Walter Kerr called this man's "Camino Real" "The worst play yet written by the best playwright of his generation"
Time's up! The correct answer was Tennessee Williams
HOLIDAYS & OBSERVANCES
September 10 is St. George's Cay Day in this Central American country
Time's up! The correct answer was Belize
CONTESTS
Theta Tau at Purdue holds a contest for convoluted machines in the spirit of this cartoonist
Time's up! The correct answer was Rube Goldberg
"ROCK"Y
"SF Sorrow" by The Pretty Things was the first of these works; "Tommy" came soon after
Time's up! The correct answer was a rock opera
IN THE DICTIONARY
As an adjective, it can mean proper; as a verb, "to grade papers"
Time's up! The correct answer was correct
VERMONTERS
This founding prophet of Mormonism was born in Sharon, Vermont in 1805
Time's up! The correct answer was Joseph Smith
1994 FILMS
Jean Vander Pyl, who played Wilma in the original cartoon series, played Mrs. Feldspar in this movie adaptation
Time's up! The correct answer was The Flintstones
"A"NCIENT GREEKS
A philosopher & student of Plato: 384-322 B.C.
Time's up! The correct answer was Aristotle
WASHINGTON D.C.
What the "D.C." stands for
Time's up! The correct answer was the District of Columbia
SHIPS
The Thresher & Scorpion were this type of ship; 1 was lost in 1963, 1 in 1968
Time's up! The correct answer was submarines
THE CAT
It's the tailless cat variety from an island south of Scotland
Time's up! The correct answer was a manx
TRAIN STATIONS
Sherlock Holmes often left London from this station that shares its name with a battle
Time's up! The correct answer was Waterloo Station
TINKER
In November 2008 she opened up Pixie Hollow, located at the edge of Tomorrowland
Time's up! The correct answer was Tinkerbell
MOVIE PRODUCERS
He acted opposite Mary Pickford before starting the Keystone Company to produce comedies
Time's up! The correct answer was Mack Sennett
THE GIANTS
"Giants in the Earth" is Ole Rolvaag's novel about immigrants from this country adjusting to life on the prairie
Time's up! The correct answer was Norway
WORLD CAPITALS
It's the largest English-speaking city in the Caribbean, mon
Time's up! The correct answer was Kingston
ROUGH POLITICS
"If anyone wants to (follow) me, go ahead. They'd be very bored", this politician said in 1987; they did, & they weren't
Time's up! The correct answer was Gary Hart
SKIRTING THE ISSUE
This loose-fitting garment often worn as a beach coverup was copied from Indonesian native dress
Time's up! The correct answer was a sarong
MYTHELLANEOUS
This goddess after whom a major city in Greece is named sprang from the head of Zeus
Time's up! The correct answer was Athena
SUPERHEROES
In a 1940 comic book Batman & this sidekick take an undying oath to fight crime & corruption
Time's up! The correct answer was Robin
CHILDREN'S LITERATURE
Anne Shirley leaves the orphanage to live on this "colorful" farm in Avonlea
Time's up! The correct answer was Green Gables
U.S. PRESIDENTS
Nearly 91 when he died the same day as Thomas Jefferson, he was the longest-lived president
Time's up! The correct answer was John Adams
SOUTH AMERICA
One of 2 landlocked countries in South America
Time's up! The correct answer was Bolivia or Paraguay
IS IT "TEA" TIME YET?
This slang synonym for oil is mentioned in the theme song to "The Beverly Hillbillies"
Time's up! The correct answer was Texas tea
THE ROYALS
This first king of Poland was alliteratively nicknamed "the Brave"
Time's up! The correct answer was Boleslaw
"BLACK" OR "WHITE"
This "Golden Girl" had her own show in 1958 & 1977 & in 1999 became part of the cast of "Ladies Man"
Time's up! The correct answer was Betty White
TELEVISION
In January 2000 this libidinous HBO show won the Golden Globe for Best Comedy Series
Time's up! The correct answer was Sex and the City
BRITISH NOBILITY
As a boy in 1461, the future King Richard III was made Duke of this
Time's up! The correct answer was Gloucester
YOUNG WOMEN OF TODAY
Born in Monaco in 1965, she's 7 & 8 years younger than her siblings Caroline & Albert
Time's up! The correct answer was Princess Stephanie
WARNER BROS.
He outlasted his brothers Sam, Albert & Harry in the company, finally selling out in 1967
Time's up! The correct answer was Jack Warner
REALLY BIG
With its supporting roots & trunks, a single one of these trees in India covers some 3 acres
Time's up! The correct answer was Banyan
FACIAL EXPRESSIONS
This word for a sidelong glance of crude desire used to mean "the cheek"
Time's up! The correct answer was a leer
SAINTS
In the 7th century Isidore was bishop of this city, not barber of it
Time's up! The correct answer was Seville
HAIR TODAY
In 2004 this real estate tycoon told People magazine that his signature swept-forward style is his own handiwork
Time's up! The correct answer was Trump
HOTELS
He opened his own hotel in Paris in 1898 & soon started running the Carlton in London
Time's up! The correct answer was Cesar Ritz
PRESIDENTS IN THE CABINET
He wasn't a Secretary of State, he was Andrew Johnson's Secretary of War in 1867 & 1868
Time's up! The correct answer was Ulysses S. Grant
"X", "Y", "Z"
Despite its bulk, this wild ox found in Tibet is an excellent swimmer
Time's up! The correct answer was a yak
MUSICAL INSTRUMENTS
You insert a roll into this instrument for it to tickle its own ivories
Time's up! The correct answer was Player Piano
LET'S HIT IT
In some casinos, a blackjack dealer must hit with an ace & a 6, known as this type of 17
Time's up! The correct answer was soft
4-LETTER WORDS
Gloomy & forbidding, like a certain "reaper"
Time's up! The correct answer was Grim
BESTSELLERS
This NPR guy make list with "Me Talk Pretty One Day"
Time's up! The correct answer was David Sedaris
A TRIP TO OUTER SPACE
Kohoutek, Shoemaker-Levy & Halley's are all names for these astronomic objects
Time's up! The correct answer was comets
EARLY AMERICA
In 1610 the Spanish began building the Palace of the Governors in what is now this Southwest city
Time's up! The correct answer was Santa Fe
WARNER BROS.
You can tour the Warner Bros. lot online, or in person in this San Fernando Valley city
Time's up! The correct answer was Burbank
GOULASH
In 1957 child model Jim O'Neill was chosen to grace the cover of his "Baby and Child Care Book"
Time's up! The correct answer was Dr. Benjamin Spock
COLLEGE FOOTBALL
This Dallas bowl game has been played at the same site consecutively longer than any other major bowl game
Time's up! The correct answer was Cotton Bowl
MARK TWAIN: BOOK LOVER
A copy of the New Testament in Arabic was given to Twain during the cruise that inspired this 1869 travel classic
Time's up! The correct answer was The Innocents Abroad
TO NEIL
In 1989, this "bright" Neil Sheehan work about the Vietnam War won the Pulitzer Prize for general nonfiction
Time's up! The correct answer was A Bright Shining Lie
HISTORIC NAMES
Margaret Roper, who died in 1544, is said to have been buried with the head of this "Utopia" author, her father
Time's up! The correct answer was Saint Thomas More
MUSICAL PRIME NUMBERS
ABBA: "You are the dancing queen, young & sweet, only ____"
Time's up! The correct answer was 17
BILLS & WILLS
This outlaw of the Old West also went by the name Henry McCarty
Time's up! The correct answer was Billy the Kid
TIME'S TOP 10 EVERYTHING OF 2008
No. 2 in "Jerry Stiller's Top 10 Words": This before "gevalt!" (Bonus--No. 3 was "colonoscopy")
Time's up! The correct answer was Oy
BRASS
In 1864 Democrats nominated this Union general for president, though he repudiated their platform
Time's up! The correct answer was George McClellan
NEWS ON THE MARCH
On March 29, 2004 Latvia & 6 other ex-Communist nations joined this organization
Time's up! The correct answer was NATO
5-LETTER WORDS
Headgear for a king, or part of a tooth
Time's up! The correct answer was crown
GROUP COUNTDOWN
In interrogation, one officer who acts threatening & another who comes on nicer to win the suspect's trust
Time's up! The correct answer was good cop, bad cop
"A"NCIENT GREEKS
A fabulist: 620-560 B.C.
Time's up! The correct answer was Aesop
STATE GOVERNMENT
In this post, Jim Ryan is Illinois' chief law enforcement & consumer protection official
Time's up! The correct answer was attorney general
BIRDS
During mating season the male ruff develops a large frill of feathers around this body part
Time's up! The correct answer was neck
U.S.A.
Even though it's officially "dry", this state's Moore County is the home of Jack Daniel's Whiskey
Time's up! The correct answer was Tennessee
"HIGH" SCHOOL
Acolytes, a subdeacon & a choir take part in this Catholic service
Time's up! The correct answer was high mass
RELIGION BY THE NUMBERS
It's the Greek term meaning "5 tools" that represents the 1st 5 books of the Bible
Time's up! The correct answer was Pentateuch
MISSING LINKS
Mobile ____ Economics
Time's up! The correct answer was home
GOVERNMENT
Since 1909 every government in Denmark's parliament has been this type that needs to strike deals
Time's up! The correct answer was minority government
DEATH BY...
Air crash of his MiG fighter plane while on a training mission near Moscow, March 27, 1968
Time's up! The correct answer was Yuri Gagarin
THAT'S WHERE IT'S AT, MAN!
Colombia to the north, Peru to the west, Paraguay to the south & the Atlantic Ocean to the east
Time's up! The correct answer was Brazil
WHERE'S THE COLLEGE?
Kansas State University
Time's up! The correct answer was Manhattan
PIRATE MOVIES
Silent screen swashbuckler; his film "The Black Pirate" has been called "a definitive pirate movie"
Time's up! The correct answer was Douglas Fairbanks, Sr.
SOUNDS LIKE A CAPITAL CITY
To cause to undergo combustion
Time's up! The correct answer was burn
FAMOUS TEACHERS
In 1967 this former teacher published a memoir entitled "Center of the Storm"
Time's up! The correct answer was John Scopes
THE EMERALD ISLE
This U.S. president visited his family's ancestral village of Ballyporeen in 1984
Time's up! The correct answer was Reagan
BIBLICAL PEOPLE & PLACES
Ezra was the leader of the Jews who returned from this land, by whose waters they had sat down & wept
Time's up! The correct answer was Babylon
ENGLISH LITERATURE
Ian Fleming introduced James Bond in this 1953 novel, which became a 1967 film starring David Niven
Time's up! The correct answer was "Casino Royale"
NATIONAL GEOGRAPHIC "B"
This city that served as capital of a united Germany in 1871 became the capital of a reunited Germayny in 1990
Time's up! The correct answer was Berlin
GOOD SPORTSMANSHIP
The chronicles of this hard-serving American include, in 2005, calling an opponent's shot in, costing himself the match
Time's up! The correct answer was Andy Roddick
BALLET
The 1972 ballet "Printemps" premiered in the winter, but its name is French for this season
Time's up! The correct answer was spring
STARTS WITH A PRONOUN
It's a printed-out schedule or outline of one's travel plans
Time's up! The correct answer was an itinerary
DUKE, DUKE
Louisiana politician David Duke was a former grand wizard in this organization
Time's up! The correct answer was Ku Klux Klan
THE SUMMER OLYMPICS
You might have to get as high as 20 feet off the ground to win a medal in this "vaulting" Olympic event
Time's up! The correct answer was the pole vault
HOLLYWOOD LEFTIES
This left-handed lady was positively "Bewitching" in a 2005 Nora Ephron film
Time's up! The correct answer was Nicole Kidman
WORLD UP!
In 1980 Luis Garcia Meza took power in this landlocked S. Amer. country that's had more than 180 coups in its history
Time's up! The correct answer was Bolivia
MISC.
This waterfall is separated into the American Falls & Horseshoe Falls by Goat Island
Time's up! The correct answer was Niagara Falls
4-LETTER WORDS
From the Latin for "kitchen", you literally cook ceramics in one of these
Time's up! The correct answer was Kiln
KANSAS CITIES
This college town has been called the "Little Apple"
Time's up! The correct answer was Manhattan
THE CAT
When a lioness & one of these mate, they produce a leopon
Time's up! The correct answer was Leopard
BULL
In 1923 James Cummings & Earl McLeod designed the first one of these using a Model T frame & a wooden blade
Time's up! The correct answer was a bulldozer
BABY BOOMER MEMORIES
In 1967 this 21-year-old started Rolling Stone magazine
Time's up! The correct answer was Jann Wenner
THE "L" WORLD
In 1994 this Norwegian town played host to the Winter Olympics
Time's up! The correct answer was Lillehammer
MASTER OF PUPPETS
Named for its early 19th century creator, bunraku is the traditional puppet theater of this country
Time's up! The correct answer was Japan
FOR WHOM THE "BELL" TOLLS
Nobel-winning creator of Herzog & Sammler
Time's up! The correct answer was Saul Bellow
POETIC TERMS
The sonnet originated in this country with such poets as Guitoni D'Arretzo
Time's up! The correct answer was Italy
OCCUPATION HAZARDS
If this is you're job you'd be fired if this clue go t by you uncorected
Time's up! The correct answer was proofreader
JUST PLANE GEOMETRY
The word geometry means to "measure" this
Time's up! The correct answer was the world, the earth
THE CIVIL WAR
In Feb. 2005 a reenactment was staged for this 140th anniversary of this fort's reoccupation by Union troops
Time's up! The correct answer was Fort Sumter
MUSICALS OF THE '20s
The big attraction of the 1923 hit "Poppy" was this future film comic as Eustace McGargle
Time's up! The correct answer was W.C. Fields
ALWAYS REMEMBER SEPTEMBER
September 2006 brought news of a "Unity Deal" between Hamas & this other 5-letter Palestinian group
Time's up! The correct answer was Fatah
SAINTS BE PRAISED
The emblem of St. Lawrence, it's also a nickname for a football field
Time's up! The correct answer was Gridiron
TOM JONES
In book 13 country boy Tom arrives in this metropolis, where the climactic action takes place
Time's up! The correct answer was London
VEGAS, BABY
The bird Phoenicopterus ruber roseus, or a Las Vegas hotel
Time's up! The correct answer was Flamingo
BIBLICAL PAIRS
The sons of Rebekah
Time's up! The correct answer was Jacob & Esau
THE MISFITS
1965's "The Outlaws Is Coming" was the last movie featuring this wacky trio of comedy misfits
Time's up! The correct answer was The Three Stooges
ABBREVIATED
On an accountant's calendar: FY
Time's up! The correct answer was fiscal year
CARY GRANT FILMS
Joan Fontaine thinks that hubby Cary Grant is trying to murder her in this Hitchcock film
Time's up! The correct answer was Suspicion
A THOMAS GUIDE
He obtained 1,093 patents, the most the U.S. Patent Office has ever issued to one person
Time's up! The correct answer was Edison
DUKE, DUKE
Jazz at Lincoln Center is putting on over 400 events in 1999 in honor of his 100th birthday
Time's up! The correct answer was Duke Ellington
MEASURING DEVICES
A nilometer measures the height of the water in this
Time's up! The correct answer was the Nile River
LITERATURE FOR KIDS
This author who wrote about "The Princess Who Could Not Laugh" made us smile with "Winnie-the-Pooh"
Time's up! The correct answer was A.A. Milne
WHEN THE SAINTS
This Afro-Cuban belief system uses Catholic saints as representations of the spirit world
Time's up! The correct answer was Santería
AUTHORS
This author gave us the line "I'll make him an offer he can't refuse"
Time's up! The correct answer was Puzo
ARCHITECTS
Albert Speer, who designed a stadium for this city, was convicted of war crimes in trials there
Time's up! The correct answer was Nuremberg
MANY IRONS
This Prusso-German statesman was the "Iron Chancellor"
Time's up! The correct answer was Otto von Bismarck
INVENTORS & INVENTIONS
In 1868, 9 years after developing the railway sleeping car, he introduced the first railway car for dining
Time's up! The correct answer was Pullman
SNACK ATTACK
I've got a big appetite, so give me the Big Cup version of this Reese's treat
Time's up! The correct answer was a peanut butter cup
PRINCETON
One of its 1st presidents, John Witherspoon, was the only clergyman to sign this document
Time's up! The correct answer was Declaration of Independence
POP MUSIC
This rapper won a 2000 MTV award for Best Male Video for "The Real Slim Shady"
Time's up! The correct answer was Eminem
BIRDS! BIRDS! BIRDS!
Seen here, the great horned type of this bird is found from Alaska to South America
Time's up! The correct answer was Owl
FROG ANATOMY
The pancreas & this 3-lobed organ provide digestive enzymes
Time's up! The correct answer was a frog liver
SEAQUEST
Despite this name, it's really the world's largest lake
Time's up! The correct answer was Caspian Sea
"S"-OTERICA
(I'm NFL running back Shaun Alexander) I play in this city that's the farthest distance away from any other NFL city
Time's up! The correct answer was Seattle
THE GRIDIRON
[Hi, I'm Dick Butkus, Hall of Fame linebacker of the Chicago Bears] Before moving to Soldier Field in 1971, the Bears played its home games for 50 seasons in this Cubs park
Time's up! The correct answer was Wrigley Field
TV DRAMAS BY EPISODE
"The Path to the Black Lodge"
Time's up! The correct answer was Twin Peaks
"EVE"NING
In a hit song by the Monkees, "Then I saw her face, now I'm" one of these
Time's up! The correct answer was a believer
NOTORIOUS
Oscar Collazo, serving a life sentence for his assassination attempt on this president, was released in 1979
Time's up! The correct answer was Harry Truman
U.S. GEOGRAPHY
From its incorporation in 1813 until 1901, this New York village was known as Sing-Sing
Time's up! The correct answer was Ossining
REMEMBER THE TIME
This 1904-1905 war began in Manchuria & ended with the battle of Tsushima Strait
Time's up! The correct answer was Russo-Japanese War
"LIGHT"s
"I'm gonna let it shine, let it shine, let it shine, let it shine"
Time's up! The correct answer was this little light of mine
CABLE CHANNELS
This channel for women produces the original drama "Army Wives"
Time's up! The correct answer was Lifetime
ROAMIN' THE WORLD
Pier 21, considered "Canada's Ellis Island", is in this Nova Scotia city
Time's up! The correct answer was Halifax
4-LETTER FRIENDS
The first name of actress Sheedy, pronounced differently
Time's up! The correct answer was ally
EXPLORERS
Born Giovanni Caboto, this Venetian did his exploring in the service of England
Time's up! The correct answer was John Cabot
OLYMPIC POTPOURRI
En Garde! Women have competed in this Olympic sport since 1924
Time's up! The correct answer was Fencing
ROCK-Y
The title of Falco's biggest hit mentions this fellow Austrian musician
Time's up! The correct answer was Mozart
CLASSICAL GASES
The most common isotope of hydrogen has an atomic weight of this whole number
Time's up! The correct answer was 1
WORLD COINS
In 2001 Russia issued a coin with his portrait to commemorate the 40th anniversary of manned space flight
Time's up! The correct answer was Yuri Gagarin
AMERICAN LITERATURE
Jack Kerouac's 1957 novel about the adventures of Dean Moriarty & friends as they travel the U.S.
Time's up! The correct answer was "On The Road"
RICH & FAMOUS
Microsoft co-founder Paul Allen owns this Portland sports team
Time's up! The correct answer was Portland Trail Blazers
THAT'S SO '90s
Born Louis Eugene Walcott, he led a million man march in Washington, D.C. in 1995
Time's up! The correct answer was Louis Farrakhan
THE BIBLE
This wise king of Israel had "Forty thousand stalls of horses for his chariots, and twelve thousand horsemen"
Time's up! The correct answer was Solomon
BALLET
He designed sets & costumes for "Where the Wlid Things Are", a ballet based on his own beloved book
Time's up! The correct answer was Maurice Sendak
CROSSWORD CLUES "Q"
Petty critique (7)
Time's up! The correct answer was quibble
LITERATURE
Even Grendel would love Seamus Heaney's new translation of the Anglo-Saxon epic about this title geat
Time's up! The correct answer was Beowulf
THE STING
This famous FBI sting derived its name from one its fictitious enterprises, Abdul Enterprises
Time's up! The correct answer was Abscam
"J" WHIZ
It's not a type of fruit spread, but a large extended campout for several Boy Scout troops together
Time's up! The correct answer was jamboree
FINE DINING
NYC sushi chef Masa Takayama has paid more than $120 a pound for this fish--a bit pricier than Star-Kist's
Time's up! The correct answer was tuna
ALSO A TOOL
A light, stroking touch, or a dense growth of bushes
Time's up! The correct answer was a brush
TV DRAMAS BY EPISODE
"I, Borg"
Time's up! The correct answer was Star Trek: The Next Generation
AMERICANA
This Connecticut city famous for its university is nicknamed "Elm City" because it once had many elm-lined streets
Time's up! The correct answer was New Haven
THE OLD WEST
He tried to help the town of Dolores, N.M. in 1900 by using static electricity to extract gold out of gravel
Time's up! The correct answer was Thomas Edison
JULY
John Adams' dying words on this date in 1826 were that Thomas Jefferson still lived; John Adams was wrong
Time's up! The correct answer was 4-Jul
WHAT THE KIDS ARE CALLING IT
To Grandpa it meant he'd stirred up & fed a fire; to his grandson it means happy or excited
Time's up! The correct answer was Stoked
CINEMATIC DICTIONARY
Garland Jeffreys sang of having star-studded "dreams" of this size, like movie film
Time's up! The correct answer was 35mm
NEWMAN'S OWN
Newman played Brick opposite Liz Taylor's Maggie in this film adaptation of a play
Time's up! The correct answer was Cat on a Hot Tin Roof
LIVE IN TEXAS
This billionaire Texan was asked to testify on his Plano company's involvement in California's energy crisis
Time's up! The correct answer was H. Ross Perot
TOP OF THE LIST
According to the Cat Fanciers' Assoc., the top breed of pedigreed cat is this feline with a Middle Eastern name
Time's up! The correct answer was Persian
SPOUSE IN COMMON
Heather Locklear, Pamela Anderson
Time's up! The correct answer was Tommy Lee
LONG WORDS
Adjective for an act done without meaning to; legally, it's a type of manslaughter
Time's up! The correct answer was involuntary
THAT OLD TIME NEW WAVE MUSIC
(Hi, I'm Jane Wiedlin) Among my credits is this song that starts, "Can you hear them? Talkin' about us, telling lies..."
Time's up! The correct answer was "Our Lips are Sealed"
HARRISON FORD MOVIES
"Snakes. Why'd it have to be snakes?"
Time's up! The correct answer was Raiders of the Lost Ark
AMERICAN LITERATURE
A contemporary review of this 1851 novel said, "Who would have looked for... poetry in blubber?"
Time's up! The correct answer was Moby-Dick
ON THE GO
The Wright Bros.' experiments in this type of chamber in their bicycle shop led to designs of their flyer's wings
Time's up! The correct answer was wind tunnel
COUNTY SEATS
Hilo, I love you, you're the seat of this county that's also a "Big Island"
Time's up! The correct answer was Hawaii
THE CINEMA
The popular soundtrack of this 2000 film includes "I Am A Man Of Constant Sorrow" & "You Are My Sunshine"
Time's up! The correct answer was O Brother, Where Art Thou?
CHECK OUT MY CRIB
In the furniture sense, this synonym of "pride" is dressing table
Time's up! The correct answer was vanity
THE SATURDAY EVENING POST
The 6 Earl Derr Biggers novels about this Chinese-American detective were first serialized in the Post
Time's up! The correct answer was Charlie Chan
FOR THE FASHIONISTA
Launched by her brother in the '90s, a fragrance called Blonde was inspired by this Italian designer's long blonde hair
Time's up! The correct answer was Donnatella Versace
DRAMA
A brother & sister argue over the fate of a piano in this Pulitzer-winning play by August Wilson
Time's up! The correct answer was The Piano Lesson
EPONYMS
This 2-word term for a skeptic refers to one of Jesus' apostles
Time's up! The correct answer was a doubting Thomas
NEW WEAPONS
The "Storm Shadow" is a new British version of this type of low-altitude, radar-evading missile
Time's up! The correct answer was a cruise missile
OSCARDS WILD
He's the "SNL" guy (& you're not) who opened the 1988 show with, "Good evening Hollywood phonies"; he never hosted again
Time's up! The correct answer was Chevy Chase
BODIES OF WATER
In 1975 the United Kingdom began piping oil from this sea to its shores
Time's up! The correct answer was the North Sea
WHEN THE SAINTS
This Afro-Cuban belief system uses Catholic saints as representations of the spirit world
Time's up! The correct answer was Santería
5 BANDS
"Welcome to Paradise"; tre cool drums for this punk-pop band who performed at 2005's Live 8
Time's up! The correct answer was Green Day
NATIONS OF AFRICA
In a song title, this country whose capital is Nairobi might come before "Feel the Love Tonight"
Time's up! The correct answer was Kenya
IT'S EXTINCT
The baluchitherium, an extinct type of this pachyderm, had no horn, unlike modern species
Time's up! The correct answer was a rhinoceros
WHAT KIND OF FOWL AM I?
Red-shouldered or red-tailed
Time's up! The correct answer was a hawk
WORMS
The name of this red shade is from the Latin for "worm"; the dye was first made from cochineal insects
Time's up! The correct answer was vermillion
TAUNT "O"
Being around you has completely killed my sense of this, the tendency to expect the best of life
Time's up! The correct answer was optimism
21st CENTURY MUSIC
"Icky Thump" was a No. 1 modern rock hit for this duo
Time's up! The correct answer was the White Stripes
POETS & POETRY
Oliver Wendell Holmes wrote of this ship, "Oh better that her shattered hulk should sink beneath the wave"
Time's up! The correct answer was "Old Ironsides"
LITERATURE
"A Tale of Two Cities" opens as Dr. Alexander Manette is released after 18 years in this prison
Time's up! The correct answer was The Bastille
THE SUMMER OLYMPICS
You might have to get as high as 20 feet off the ground to win a medal in this "vaulting" Olympic event
Time's up! The correct answer was the pole vault
IT CAME FROM THE NEW WORLD
Christopher Columbus sampled this grain in Cuba, declaring it "most tasty boiled, roasted or ground into flour"
Time's up! The correct answer was corn
STRINGS
The hope behind String Theory is that it will result in this, sometimes shortened to "T.O.E."
Time's up! The correct answer was the theory of everything
A LITERARY TOUR
Have a homey lunch at this author's Salinas, California birthplace; it's now a restaurant
Time's up! The correct answer was John Steinbeck
LET'S HAVE ITALIAN TONIGHT!
About 635 violins still exist among the 1,100 instruments this 17th century man constructed
Time's up! The correct answer was Stradivarius
AMERICAN HISTORY
John O'Sullivan, who later became a diplomat, coined this term for the USA's right to cover the continent
Time's up! The correct answer was Manifest Destiny
TV MOVIES
She played Francine Hughes, who was accused of murdering her husband, in "The Burning Bed"
Time's up! The correct answer was Farrah Fawcett
SCRAMBLED EGGS
Reptile born with an "egg tooth" so it can escape its shelled jail: TAILOR GAL
Time's up! The correct answer was alligator
ANGELS
Sportswriters refer to the Angels as these appropriate circular items, like the one in the team's logo
Time's up! The correct answer was the Halos
20th CENTURY QUOTES
A Communist, 1938: "Political power grows out of the barrel of a gun"
Time's up! The correct answer was Mao Tse-tung
TECHNOLOGY
A fault in the rotation speed of this device produces a sound called a "wow"
Time's up! The correct answer was a turntable
MYTHOLOGY
The sister of Orestes, mourning became her
Time's up! The correct answer was Electra
GOING DUTCH
The dairy is "de melwinkel" while "de kaaswinkel" specializes in this kind of dairy product
Time's up! The correct answer was Cheese
CORPORATE SPORTS VENUES
Chicago's United Center & Salt Lake City's Delta Center are named for this type of business
Time's up! The correct answer was airlines
AFRICAN-AMERICANA
This southern city's convention center is named for Ernest Morial, the city's first African-American mayor
Time's up! The correct answer was New Orleans
THE FORTUNE 500
No. 242 on the list, this insurance co.'s $99.3 billion loss made it Fortune's biggest loser ever
Time's up! The correct answer was AIG
CliffsNotes
Livestock successfully stage rebellion, pigs end up blowing it for everyone
Time's up! The correct answer was "Animal Farm"
BOGIE MEN
Sam Spade
Time's up! The correct answer was The Maltese Falcon
NYC MUSIC HISTORY
Dvorak's "New World Symphony" debuted in this venue in 1893: the Beatles played there in 1964
Time's up! The correct answer was Carnegie Hall
POETRY
Poe said this maiden "lived with no other thought than to love and be loved by me"
Time's up! The correct answer was Annabel Lee
THE LAW
The first of these "colorful" laws was enacted in 1619 to punish failure to attend church
Time's up! The correct answer was Blue laws
COME TO OUR AIDE
Vladislav Surkov, a longtime aide to this former president, is known as the Kremlin's "Gray Cardinal"
Time's up! The correct answer was Putin
FRANCIS SCOTT KEY
Sent to this city in September 1814 to secure a prisoner exchange, Key got stuck near there during an attack
Time's up! The correct answer was Baltimore
IT BORDERS INDIA
This nation to India's north is also the only other nation with a Hindu population of more than 80%
Time's up! The correct answer was Nepal
HERE'S LUCY
Lucy Hobbs Taylor must have aced her orals because in 1866 she became the first woman to receive a degree in this
Time's up! The correct answer was dentistry
JUBAL EARLY
Before the Civil War, Early had garrison duty in the Mexican War under this man, "Old Rough and Ready"
Time's up! The correct answer was Zachary Taylor
FEELING "ANCY"
Loitering in a town & not having any visible means of support, you may get picked up for it
Time's up! The correct answer was Vagrancy
FLY ME, BUT NOT TO THE MOON
You are now free to move about the country on this company's New Mexico One aircraft
Time's up! The correct answer was Southwest
ALLITERATION STATION
An appointed hour to play golf
Time's up! The correct answer was tee time
HEISMAN WINNERS
An award given for the best running back in college football is named for this 1948 Heisman winner from SMU
Time's up! The correct answer was Doak Walker
U.S. STATES
The last major land battle of the Revolutionary War took place in this state
Time's up! The correct answer was Virginia
ANIMATED FILMS
This 1988 film told of an orphaned baby brontosaurus named Littlefoot
Time's up! The correct answer was The Land Before Time
THE NORTHERNMOST CAPITAL CITY
Rome, Brussels, Lisbon
Time's up! The correct answer was Brussels
THE 1990s
In April 1992 riots broke out in L.A. after a jury failed to convict the policemen involved in the beating of this man
Time's up! The correct answer was Rodney King
THE 1990s
Queen Elizabeth II & Francois Mitterrand appeared together at the opening of this on May 6, 1994
Time's up! The correct answer was the opening of the "Chunnel"
TOUGH BODIES OF WATER
The Uruguay River forms the border between Uruguay & Argentina & most of the border between Argentina & this country
Time's up! The correct answer was Brazil
ARE WE THERE YET?
The Congress Street Bridge is where Bostonians recreate this historic event every December
Time's up! The correct answer was Boston Tea Party
DOW JONES INDUSTRIAL AVERAGE COMPANIES
There's American Express & this "of America"
Time's up! The correct answer was Bank
THE SHORT FORM
In May 1970 many of these buildings were torched on campuses, including Kent State's on May 2
Time's up! The correct answer was ROTC
HE WAS IN THAT?
Kevin Spacey played a sleazy businessman in this Melanie Griffith film about an ambitious secretary
Time's up! The correct answer was Working Girl
WORLD CITIES
This Cairo suburb, near the Pyramids, is home to most of Egypt's motion picture industry
Time's up! The correct answer was Giza
WHAT'S ON TV?
This Neil Patrick Harris sitcom is narrated through flashbacks from the future
Time's up! The correct answer was How I Met Your Mother
GROUP COUNTDOWN
It can mean "one" or a military entity like the army's Third Armored Division
Time's up! The correct answer was unit
4-LETTER WORDS
It's the edge of a hat, or the topmost edge of a cup or bowl
Time's up! The correct answer was Brim
INDONESIA
On Dec. 27, 1949, after 3 years of fighting, Indonesia was granted its independence from this country
Time's up! The correct answer was the Netherlands
OCCUPATIONS
Prep & line are types of this 4-letter job
Time's up! The correct answer was cook
TOP OF THE LIST
According to the Cat Fanciers' Assoc., the top breed of pedigreed cat is this feline with a Middle Eastern name
Time's up! The correct answer was Persian
EDNA ST. VINCENT MILLAY SAYS....
"We were very tired, we were very merry -- we had gone back and forth all night in" this conveyance
Time's up! The correct answer was Ferry
ROCK-Y
An area in Central Park dedicated to the memory of John Lennon is named for this Beatles song
Time's up! The correct answer was "Strawberry Fields Forever"
BIBLICAL QUOTES
This disciple wouldn't believe Jesus' resurrection until he saw "in his hands the print of the nails"
Time's up! The correct answer was Thomas
COMPANIES
This warehouse club has over 43 million members, some of them Gold Star, lugging home the big jars of mayo
Time's up! The correct answer was Costco
ORGANIZATIONS
Members of the DAR are descended from men & women who participated in this event
Time's up! The correct answer was The Revolutionary War
I HAVEN'T READ SHAKESPEARE, BUT...
It sounds to me like it's about the leader of lascivious oglers
Time's up! The correct answer was King Lear
THE BILLBOARD HOT 100
A song by this artist hit No. 1 in 1999, making her at age 52 the oldest female to have a Billboard No. 1 single
Time's up! The correct answer was Cher
BASEBALL
In Los Angeles, the Dodgers have had only these 2 managers
Time's up! The correct answer was Walter Alston & Tommy Lasorda
CHILDREN'S LITERATURE
Anne Shirley leaves the orphanage to live on this "colorful" farm in Avonlea
Time's up! The correct answer was Green Gables
FUN WITH BALLET
In "La Boutique Fantasque", dolls come to life & perform this high-kicking, skirt-swooshing dance
Time's up! The correct answer was Can-can
47
The heavenly strains of the concert grand pedal type of this instrument come from its 47 strings
Time's up! The correct answer was a harp
"DOUBLE" JEOPARDY
In this form of jumping rope, 2 people twirl 2 jump ropes in the opposite direction simultaneously
Time's up! The correct answer was Double Dutch
TV ACTORS & ROLES
Once Tommy Mullaney on "L.A. Law", John Spencer now plays White House chief of staff Leo McGarry on this series
Time's up! The correct answer was The West Wing
TRAVEL
Beautiful Margaret Island in this river has been a Budapest park for more than 100 years
Time's up! The correct answer was the Danube
SPORTS
In 1967 this New York Jets quarterback became the first pro to pass for more than 4,000 yards in a season
Time's up! The correct answer was Joe Namath
WORD ORIGINS
A type of ear implant to help the deaf, it's from the Greek for "snail"
Time's up! The correct answer was cochlear
AN E FOR AN I
"To replenish" becomes "to knock down"
Time's up! The correct answer was to fill & to fell
ANNUAL EVENTS
Stand clear of the seed-spitting contest at the Hope, Arkansas festival for these huge picnic fruits
Time's up! The correct answer was watermelons
THE SHORT FORM
If sending a Valentine to your Guamaninan sweetie, you'll need to know that this is Guam's U.S. postal abbreviation
Time's up! The correct answer was GU
KHOMEINI, KHAMENEI OR KHATAMI
Published "Fear of the Wave" in 1993
Time's up! The correct answer was Khatami
IT BORDERS INDIA
On its extreme east, India borders this nation that changed its name following a coup in 1989
Time's up! The correct answer was Myanmar
THE MISFITS
In 1953 this big-screen misfit duo met Dr. Jekyll & Mr. Hyde; in 1955 they met the mummy
Time's up! The correct answer was Abbott & Costello
4 CONSONANTS IN A ROW
This important mechanism is what you're turning when you wind a clock
Time's up! The correct answer was the mainspring
THE FABULOUS '50s
A 1954 code trying to stop juvenile delinquency said "horror" or "terror" could not be used in titles of these
Time's up! The correct answer was comics
CLASSICAL COMPOSERS
One of Verdi's first masterpieces was this Shakespearean opera with an intense sleepwalking scene
Time's up! The correct answer was Macbeth
"KNIFE", "FORK" OR "SPOON"
In the 1998 movie "Pleasantville", she played a '90s teen transported into a 1950s sitcom
Time's up! The correct answer was Reese Witherspoon
ANIMAL RHYME TIME
The $1.99 lamb as opposed to the $19.99 one
Time's up! The correct answer was cheap sheep
APT ANAGRAMS
This Internet service was big in the '90s: I ONCE RAN EMAIL
Time's up! The correct answer was America Online
MEDICINE
For an upper GI you drink this; for a lower GI... well, we won't talk about that
Time's up! The correct answer was barium
SECRET MENUS
Have it your way at this chain & order a Mustard Whopper, which substitutes the yellow stuff for mayo
Time's up! The correct answer was Burger King
THE FUNNIES
“Marmaduke” is this breed of dog
Time's up! The correct answer was a Great Dane
HOMOPHONES
Rain heavily, or a tiny opening in the skin
Time's up! The correct answer was a pour/pore
SORORITY WOMEN
This Sigma Kappa is remembered as one of the first senators to speak out against Joseph McCarthy
Time's up! The correct answer was Margaret Chase Smith
CROSSWORD CLUES "R"
South American ostrich cousin (4)
Time's up! The correct answer was a rhea
ACTORS WHO DIRECT
"The Pledge" & "Into the Wild"
Time's up! The correct answer was Sean Penn
HOMOPHONIC PAIRS
Remained sedate
Time's up! The correct answer was stayed staid
WORD ORIGINS
Today meaning a self-employed person, this term derives from medieval knights who sold their skills
Time's up! The correct answer was Freelancer
HISTORIC QUOTES
In 1973 he warned Nixon, "We have a cancer within, close to the presidency, that is growing"
Time's up! The correct answer was John Dean
MOUNTAINS
The Waianae Mountains in this U.S. state rise up to 4,025-foot Mt. Kaala
Time's up! The correct answer was Hawaii
BREAKING NEWS
Nearly 10 million YouTubers saw Dave Carroll's clip called this "friendly skies" airline "Breaks Guitars"
Time's up! The correct answer was United Airlines
REAL TO REEL
In "Changeling" she plays a mom who takes on the LAPD after her son disappears & a different boy is returned to her
Time's up! The correct answer was Angelina Jolie
MOTORCYCLE MAKERS
Baseball's Ichiro must be aware that this maker's B-King is the "rowdy alter ego" to its Hayabusa
Time's up! The correct answer was Suzuki
SCIENCE & NATURE
Man-made metal 1st positively identified in 1958 & named for a Swedish inventor; it has no known use
Time's up! The correct answer was Nobelium
TALK LIKE A BRIT
If you're right on queue for a movie in Piccadilly, you're in one of these
Time's up! The correct answer was a line
SEXPERTISE
Pat Leahy, Pat Buchanan, Pat Nixon
Time's up! The correct answer was Pat Nixon
ORGANIZATIONS
It's what the R stands for in AARP
Time's up! The correct answer was retired
CORAL REEF LIFE
Just off Australia, it's the largest chain of coral reefs in the world
Time's up! The correct answer was the Great Barrier Reef
MAMMALS
Common in Dixie, a razorback is a wild one of these
Time's up! The correct answer was hog
KING ARTHUR
After Mordred mortally wounded him, Arthur's body was carried away to this island
Time's up! The correct answer was Avalon
ANAGRAMMED CABINET DEPARTMENTS
Send fee
Time's up! The correct answer was Defense
CROSSWORD CLUES "M"
When it's "praying", it's preying (6)
Time's up! The correct answer was mantis
HOME, SWEET HOME
Scout out the home Kit Carson shared with his lovely bride in Taos in this state
Time's up! The correct answer was New Mexico
ASSASSINS
Reginald Fitzurse was among the Knights who took Henry II's remark literally to rid him of this archbishop
Time's up! The correct answer was Thomas à Becket
5-LETTER WORDS
It can be an object from the past, or a personal item associated with a saint
Time's up! The correct answer was relic
IT'S A COUP D'ETAT
This S. American president was the leader of an unsuccessful coup in 1992 & was the target of a coup in 2002
Time's up! The correct answer was Hugo Chavez
ROCK MUSIC
He recorded his 1982 hit album, "Nebraska", as a series of demos on a 4-track machine at home
Time's up! The correct answer was Bruce Springsteen
REALLY BIG
Longer than 2 football fields, it was launched at Friedrichshafen, Germany in 1936
Time's up! The correct answer was The Hindenburg
BEFORE THEY WERE FIRST LADIES
As a young wife in the 1950s, she managed the accounts for the family agricultural business
Time's up! The correct answer was Mrs. Carter
IT HAPPENED IN NOVEMBER
In Nov. 1922, after years of searching, Lord Carnarvon & Howard Carter made this discovery
Time's up! The correct answer was Tutankhamen's tomb
SEE THE USA
The science museum in this Virginia capital called its 1987 Science Circus "The Greatest Earth on Show"
Time's up! The correct answer was Richmond, Virginia
BEST PICTURE OSCAR-WINNERS IN OTHER WORDS
1980: "Regular Folks"
Time's up! The correct answer was Ordinary People
THROUGH THE 1800s WITH SARAH POLK
In 1877 Sarah got the first one of these ever hooked up in Nashville
Time's up! The correct answer was a telephone
THE NEW CAR LOT
Your pocketbook may not "Bond" with the $130,000 base price of its DB7 Coupe
Time's up! The correct answer was Aston Martin
ALL MY Xs
In a 2002 film, number of Xs on Vin Diesel's neck tattoo
Time's up! The correct answer was 3
PRESIDENTIAL FINAL MOMENTS
The 2nd Prez to die in the White House, he was felled by acute indigestion (or was it poison?)
Time's up! The correct answer was Zachary Taylor
OH, "BOY"
In this 2002 film, single guy Hugh Grant's life is changed by a 12-year old
Time's up! The correct answer was About a Boy
"DEM"-ONS
The young women "d'Avignon" in the title of a painting by Picasso
Time's up! The correct answer was Demoiselles
SRO
This musical opened its run in 1980 at the Winter Garden, 8 blocks from the title thoroughfare
Time's up! The correct answer was 42nd Street
"E" CHANNEL
Alexander Pope once cracked, "The vulgar boil, the learned roast" one of these, maybe for breakfast
Time's up! The correct answer was an egg
NBA HALL OF FAMERS
He won an NBA title ring in 1973 as a reserve forward with the Knicks & coached the Bulls to 6 titles in the '90s
Time's up! The correct answer was Phil Jackson
NO. 32
It begins "Blessed is he whose transgression is forgiven"
Time's up! The correct answer was 32nd Psalm
"GREEN" THINGS
Oh yes, this North Carolina city was the birthplace of O. Henry
Time's up! The correct answer was Greensboro
I'LL MAKE A NOTE OF IT
In the 1800s this Frenchman also developed a musical notation system for blind musicians
Time's up! The correct answer was Louis Braille
CELEBS
He auditioned for & won the part of Ron Weasley with a rap that he wrote
Time's up! The correct answer was Rupert Grint
FUN WITH BALLET
The music of film composer Alex North drives the ballet based on this play about Stanley Kowalski
Time's up! The correct answer was "A Streetcar Named Desire"
1933
On February 15 this president-elect survived an assassination attempt by Giuseppe Zangara
Time's up! The correct answer was Franklin D. Roosevelt
BUSINESS BUDDIES
S. Duncan Black & this partner filed a patent for a drill in 1914
Time's up! The correct answer was Decker
19th CENTURY LITERATURE
He wrote "The Bride Comes to Yellow Sky", "The Blue Hotel" & "The Red Badge of Courage"
Time's up! The correct answer was Stephen Crane
HERBS & SPICES
This aromatic leaf, used to flavor meat, soups & stews, comes from a laurel tree
Time's up! The correct answer was a bay leaf
THE AMERICAN REVOLUTION
Fighting started April 19, 1775 with a battle in Lexington that spread to this nearby town
Time's up! The correct answer was Concord
FRANCIS SCOTT KEY
Key's brother-in-law & law partner Roger B. Taney served as this from 1836 to 1864
Time's up! The correct answer was Chief Justice of the Supreme Court
AUTHORS
After years of writing science fiction, he found his niche with historical novels such as "North and South"
Time's up! The correct answer was Jakes
LOST IN SPACE
In 1992 Space Shuttle astronauts delivered ashes of this "Star Trek" creator into the final frontier
Time's up! The correct answer was Gene Roddenberry
CLASSICAL COMPOSERS
He composed his "Leningrad Symphony" during the World War II siege of Leningrad
Time's up! The correct answer was Dmitri Shostakovich
SLIM VOLUMES
This doctor's "Diet Revolution" promised weight loss with a high-protein/low-carb diet (pass the steaki)
Time's up! The correct answer was Dr. Atkins
5 BANDS
"Welcome to Paradise"; tre cool drums for this punk-pop band who performed at 2005's Live 8
Time's up! The correct answer was Green Day
BEFORE THEY WERE FIRST LADIES
She was president (Natl. Pres. of the Girl Scouts, that is) in the 1920s while her husband was merely Secy. of Commerce
Time's up! The correct answer was Hoover
MAGAZINE FEATURES
Your Shot, Where in the World?, Visions of Earth
Time's up! The correct answer was National Geographic
THE CAT
It's the tailless cat variety from an island south of Scotland
Time's up! The correct answer was a manx
THAT'S BUSINESS
He started a book business from his home in 1873; his son William joined forces with G. Clifford Noble in 1917
Time's up! The correct answer was Barnes
IT COMES WITH THE TERRITORY
The price paid for these Caribbean islands in 1917 was $25 million, over 3 times what Alaska cost
Time's up! The correct answer was Virgin Islands
"AI"
This 2-word term for a nanny is French for "equal"
Time's up! The correct answer was an au pair
SHAKESPEARE
The lines “And thereby hangs a tale” & “All the world's a stage” come from this comedy
Time's up! The correct answer was As You Like It
GENERAL SCIENCE
This tiny planet's thin atmosphere is mostly composed of helium & sodium thought to come from the solar wind
Time's up! The correct answer was Mercury
"CAL" STATE
Using one of these instruments, a doctor can see just how thick-headed you are:
Time's up! The correct answer was Calipers
ANIMATED FILMS
Pop star Tiffany provided the voice of Judy for this film about a space-age family
Time's up! The correct answer was The Jetsons
ROGER!
He was to fly as lunar module pilot on the first manned Apollo mission but tragically never made it
Time's up! The correct answer was Roger Chaffee
TAINTED GOV
Elected to the Senate in 1930, he refused to resign as Louisiana's gov. until '32, when his handpicked crony got the gig
Time's up! The correct answer was Huey Long
OATS
It's a thick, pudding-like oatmeal dish that's enjoyed by Scots & by Goldilocks
Time's up! The correct answer was Porridge
COLORS
Johnny Cash is known for wearing only this color on stage
Time's up! The correct answer was black
SCIENCE CLASS
The forked type of this runs unobstructed between the clouds & the ground
Time's up! The correct answer was lightning
BRITISH INVENTIONS
In 1676 Robert Hooke came up with a universal one of these to manipulate the mirrors of his helioscope
Time's up! The correct answer was a universal joint
OFF TO A GOOD START
In a business project, it's the level investors try to "get in on"
Time's up! The correct answer was the ground floor
ELEMENT-ARY SCHOOL
Bananas are an excellent source of this element whose symbol is K
Time's up! The correct answer was potassium
MIXED DRINKS
This pomegranate syrup turns a Pink Lady pink
Time's up! The correct answer was grenadine
B.C. & AFTER
Homo erectus archaeological find on Jakarta's island by an expatriate U.S. photographer
Time's up! The correct answer was Java Man Ray
LITERARY OPENINGS
"Every Who down in Who-ville liked Christmas a lot..."
Time's up! The correct answer was How the Grinch Stole Christmas!
FEMALE ATHLETES
This track star was nicknamed "Flo-Jo"
Time's up! The correct answer was Florence Griffith-Joyner
JAY
This child actor played Dennis the Menace on TV in the early '60s
Time's up! The correct answer was Jay North
WORD ORIGINS
Derived from the Latin for "salted vegetables", this cold dish might be enhanced with a little oil & vinegar
Time's up! The correct answer was salad
THE KILLERS
In Genesis 4 he becomes the first killer; God isn't happy
Time's up! The correct answer was Cain
& NOW THE "END" IS NEAR
If I said a clue about a stripper had really nice pair of facts, it'd be an example of this 2-word French term
Time's up! The correct answer was a double entendre
THE MELBOURNE OLYMPICS, 1956
Teams were pulling out left & right, some in protest of the Soviet invasion of this country
Time's up! The correct answer was Hungary
WORLD AUTHORS
This French writer "steaked" a claim as "The Father of Romanticism" by writing such works as "Atala"
Time's up! The correct answer was Chateaubriand
ASIAN CAPITALS
Check out the Kokugikan Sumo Budokan Arena in this capital
Time's up! The correct answer was Tokyo
GAMES PEOPLE PLAY
You don't have to buy a vowel, but you do begin this word game by drawing a gallows
Time's up! The correct answer was hangman
A BUNCH OF "GREAT" LEADERS
This 9th century king of Wessex repeatedly repelled the Danes with great success
Time's up! The correct answer was Alfred the Great
DOUBLE TALK
This full, loose women's garment with a bright print is traditional attire in Hawaii
Time's up! The correct answer was Muumuu
MOVIES & TV
Of his dialogue, this Han Solo actor said, "You can type this (stuff), George, but you sure can't say it"
Time's up! The correct answer was Harrison Ford
WHO DO YOU THINK I AM?!
I died around 965 B.C. & my son Solomon succeeded me as King of Israel
Time's up! The correct answer was David
BARTLETT'S PAIRS
Ernest L. Thayer is represented by a pair of quotations, both from this baseball poem
Time's up! The correct answer was "Casey at the Bat"
ANGELS
In 1996 John Travolta spread his wings as this archangel
Time's up! The correct answer was Michael
A SHAPELY CATEGORY
It's the more common 4-letter name for a regular hexahedron
Time's up! The correct answer was a cube
U.S. PRESIDENTS
In 1950 he threatened a music critic who had unkind words for daughter Margaret's singing
Time's up! The correct answer was Harry S. Truman
PHILMOGRAPHIES
"Jingle All the Way", "So I Married an Axe Murderer" (plus 153 episodes of "SNL")
Time's up! The correct answer was Phil Hartman
SPORTS OF THE FEMALE OLYMPIANS
Mohini Bhardwaj, Courtney Kupets & their 4 teammates
Time's up! The correct answer was gymnastics
COMPOUND WORDS
It's often said, "Build a better" this "and the world will beat a path to your door"
Time's up! The correct answer was a mousetrap
DOUGH
No peeking! This building is portrayed on the back of the $20 bill
Time's up! The correct answer was the White House
CELEB STUFF
In a 1997 issue of "George", he said his cousins Michael & Joseph were "poster boys for bad behavior"
Time's up! The correct answer was John F. Kennedy, Jr.
THROUGH THE 1800s WITH SARAH POLK
In 1888 Mrs. Polk pushed a button in Nashville & these came on at the Cincinnati Centennial Expo
Time's up! The correct answer was the lights
A LA "CART"
The 1st graduate of the U.S. Naval Academy to become president
Time's up! The correct answer was Jimmy Carter
MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL NICKNAMES
Yankee batting champ "Donnie Baseball"
Time's up! The correct answer was Mattingly
FAMILIAR PHRASES
William Congreve expounded, "heav'n has no rage, like love to hatred turn'd, nor hell a fury like" this
Time's up! The correct answer was a woman scorned
OLYMPIC POTPOURRI
The name of this equestrian event is French for "training"; it doesn't refer to a garment
Time's up! The correct answer was Dressage
HORSE SENSE
Buck, ridden by James Arness on "Gunsmoke", was later used by Lorne Greene on this series
Time's up! The correct answer was Bonanza
THE DIRECTOR SPEAKS
"The best director is the one you don't see", observed this director of "Some Like It Hot"
Time's up! The correct answer was Billy Wilder
HAIR TODAY
George Clooney popularized the close-cut style named this, like a certain leader
Time's up! The correct answer was a Caesar
BUSY AS A BEAVER
Grey Beaver is the first master of this Jack London wolf-dog
Time's up! The correct answer was White Fang
BRIDGES
This bridge in Venice connects the doge's palace with the old state prison
Time's up! The correct answer was Bridge of Sighs
AWARDS
"Pearls for Pigs" was 1998's best play in these off-Broadway awards given by the Village Voice
Time's up! The correct answer was Obies
PHYSICAL SCIENCE
To scientists, it's force times distance; to Twain, it's "whatever a body is obliged to do"
Time's up! The correct answer was Work
WHO'S THE BOSS
Miss Jane Hathaway reluctantly schemed with this miserly banker
Time's up! The correct answer was Milburn Drysdale
ANIMAL COLLECTIVE
It can be a pack of dogs, or a place to board them
Time's up! The correct answer was a kennel
IT'S A DOGGY DOG WORLD
This dog once prized by the Aztecs is sometimes called perro pelon, "bald dog"
Time's up! The correct answer was the Mexican hairless
INFLUENTIAL 19th CENTURY THINKERS
At the University of Bonn in 1836, he was wounded in a duel with a member of an aristocratic Prussian fraternity
Time's up! The correct answer was Karl Marx
MISSING LINKS
A good ____ Havoc
Time's up! The correct answer was cry
THE MIDDLE AGES
This famous "song" is a romanticized account of the Battle of Roncesvalles, fought in 778
Time's up! The correct answer was "Song Of Roland"
10-LETTER WORDS
Lionel Hampton's instrument
Time's up! The correct answer was Vibraphone
CROSSWORD CLUES "D"
France's patron saint (5)
Time's up! The correct answer was Denis
THREE
Stalin, FDR & Churchill were known by this collective nickname when they met in Teheran in 1943
Time's up! The correct answer was "The Big Three"
FLOPS
With teams including the Florida Blazers, this football league lasted for 1 1/2 seasons in '74-'75
Time's up! The correct answer was WFL
I'D RATHER BE SKIING
In California, a premier spot for skiing is this resort area that shares its name with a prehistoric elephant
Time's up! The correct answer was Mammoth
"J" WHIZ
The Hagia Sophia in Istanbul was one of the many churches built by this 6th century Byzantine emperor
Time's up! The correct answer was Justinian I
THE LAW
During the Civil War, Lincoln suspended this right not to be held in prison without court consent
Time's up! The correct answer was Habeas corpus
JAZZ IT UP
This Thelonious Monk composition provided the title for a 1986 jazz film starring Dexter Gordon
Time's up! The correct answer was 'Round Midnight
ALL "AMERICAN"
In 2009 the U.S. Mint issued a quarter for this territory featuring an ava bowl, a whisk & a coconut tree
Time's up! The correct answer was American Samoa
RUN, RUN, RUN
In 1925 N.Y. Journal-American writer Bill Corum first called the Kentucky Derby the "run for" these
Time's up! The correct answer was the roses
WONDER DRUGS
The arthritis medicine lodine is an NSAID, a non-steroidal anti-this drug
Time's up! The correct answer was inflammatory
TURNING 40 IN '98
A short called "Frankenweenie" helped launch the career of this "Edward Scissorhands" director
Time's up! The correct answer was Tim Burton
SODA POP QUIZ
Fenton & Fowler''s calls this elite Detroit ginger ale the best soft drink in the world
Time's up! The correct answer was Vernor's
GIVE THE BUCHAREST
In 1659 Bucharest became the capital of this principality
Time's up! The correct answer was Wallachia
QUEEN VICTORIA
Queen Victoria was said to be happiest at this "humble" Scottish home
Time's up! The correct answer was Balmoral Castle
THE WORLD OF ART
It's the room where you'll find the masterpiece that includes "The Flood" & "The Creation of Eve"
Time's up! The correct answer was the Sistine Chapel
CLASSIC NICHOLSON MOVIE LINES
1980: "He-e-e-e-re's Johnny!"
Time's up! The correct answer was The Shining
AMERICAN EXPLORERS
Co-commanders of the 1st U.S. expedition to explore from Mississippi to the west coast
Time's up! The correct answer was Lewis & Clark
TOUR OF JUDY
This CNN news anchor once worked as a correspondent for "The MacNeil/Lehrer Newshour"
Time's up! The correct answer was Judy Woodruff
OSCARDS WILD
This "American Beauty" nominee nearly had a pregnant pause at the 2000 show; she was due with her 4th at any moment
Time's up! The correct answer was Annette Bening
HITCHCOCK
John Dall & Farley Granger strangle a college friend just for thrills in this, Hitch's first color film
Time's up! The correct answer was Rope
THAT'S SOME NERVE
A slipped disc can cause pain along this largest nerve that runs down the leg
Time's up! The correct answer was the sciatic nerve
TITLE WAVE
Kate Jacobs: "The ____ Night Knitting Club"
Time's up! The correct answer was Friday
CELEBRITY MARRIAGES
This "Bewitch"ing actress was the 3rd wife of Oscar winner Gig Young
Time's up! The correct answer was Elizabeth Montgomery
CHANCE
His 1742 "A Short Treatise on the Game of Whist" was a prelude to writings on other games
Time's up! The correct answer was Hoyle
NUMBERS
Numbers appears at this number position in the order of the books of the Bible
Time's up! The correct answer was Fourth
HOMOPHONES
Sugary, or a group of hotel rooms
Time's up! The correct answer was sweet/suite
I HAVE A PREPOSITION FOR YOU
Neil Gaiman wrote, "Now slip, now slide, now move unseen, above, beneath, betwixt," this
Time's up! The correct answer was between
WESTERNS
He won his first Oscar for directing "Unforgiven"
Time's up! The correct answer was Clint Eastwood
AFRICAN ISLANDS
Uganda's Sese Islands lie in the northern part of this large lake
Time's up! The correct answer was Lake Victoria
SOUNDS LIKE A RAPPER
Lack of movement in traffic--especially at an intersection or in politics
Time's up! The correct answer was gridlock
IT HAD TO "BU"
From the Greek for "herdsman", it means pastoral or idyllic
Time's up! The correct answer was bucolic
GAMES PEOPLE PLAY
In 2007 he became the first man since Bill Tilden to win the U.S. Open 4 years in a row
Time's up! The correct answer was Federer
SMACK DAB IN THE MIDDLE
In Park County, 30 miles northwest of Pike's Peak
Time's up! The correct answer was Colorado
PROPHET SHARING
In I Kings this fiery Biblical prophet won a contest with the prophets of Baal
Time's up! The correct answer was Elijah
EMBRACEABLE "U"
It's the island instrument heard here
Time's up! The correct answer was Ukulele
PEOPLE
This wrestler nicknamed his daughter born in August 2001 Pebbles
Time's up! The correct answer was The Rock
I WANT TO RIDE THAT!
I may not know "Who Framed" this movie bunny, but I can ride his Car Toon Spin at Disneyland
Time's up! The correct answer was Roger Rabbit
X MARKS THE SPOT
This city on the Salt River sits on the eastern edge of the Sonoran Desert
Time's up! The correct answer was Phoenix
LARRY KING'S PUBLIC FIGURES
Tonight, the wooden teeth--fact or fiction? Also, his 1754 Fort Necessity battle loss...Mt. Vernon, hello
Time's up! The correct answer was George Washington
CLASSICAL COMPOSERS
This father-in-law of Richard Wagner died July 31, 1886, during the Wagner festival at Bayreuth
Time's up! The correct answer was Franz Liszt
INNS
It was the first hotel Howard Hughes bought in Las Vegas
Time's up! The correct answer was Desert Inn
NOTORIOUS
Despite his "fortunate" nickname, this gangster was deported to Italy in '46
Time's up! The correct answer was "Lucky" Luciano
"EVE"NING
In a hit song by the Monkees, "Then I saw her face, now I'm" one of these
Time's up! The correct answer was a believer
STORM
In this cool 2004 film, climatologist Dennis Quaid is right & much of the U.S. evacuates to Mexico
Time's up! The correct answer was The Day After Tomorrow
ANDY WARHOL
Andy's loft on East 47th Street got this nickname from its former use & Andy's mass-production techniques
Time's up! The correct answer was The Factory
STAMPS
The Distinguished Marines series honors the man for whom a North Carolina Marine Corps base was named
Time's up! The correct answer was Lt. Gen. John Lejeune
"TOMORROW"
In the novel "Gone with the Wind", it follows "I'll think of some way to get him back"
Time's up! The correct answer was Tomorrow is another day
MY NAME IS EARL WARREN
I am interred at this national cemetery
Time's up! The correct answer was Arlington
BEST PICTURE OSCAR-WINNERS IN OTHER WORDS
1954: "Dockside"
Time's up! The correct answer was On the Waterfront